When I was youn,g I always saw Brazil winning games on television with fantastic players and a fantastic team.

Yes, my father is bald, but I found a way to save my hair. I met with a doctor in Brazil who has developed a special treatment.

I cannot get to the top on my own. Everyone is important to me. Everyone has played a part in my success, and I try to show that.

I know what it means to play for a big club. Big clubs, it's like that: if you win, everything is good. If you lose, it's your fault, especially defenders and goalkeepers.

I always give my best on the field, but I think modern footballers have a big opportunity to make a difference in peoples' lives.

Strikers never lose games... we have to be honest and say that.

It's great to understand football - it never stops. Since I started playing football, I always learn from every coach. It's great.

It's never easy to play against City.

I learned a lot: sometimes you have to be patient. Sometimes you have to take care of your body. Sometimes you have to learn from outside to be good in the future.

My future is about God.

I think I always have to feel fresh start, because I am getting old!

It is football. We need to be men, and it's not always possible to win.

I think everybody is born pure. You never go to the maternity ward and hold a baby that has bad energy.

I'm always happy to do my best to help the coach and the club.

To say 'He played bad' is different from 'He is a bad player.' You understand? I make a mistake. It does not mean I am a bad person.

I forgive everyone in my life.

I am an optimist in my life.

I want just to show people good things - football is beautiful when you play games like that.

If you want me to be honest, be honest with me.

I'm working hard since the beginning of my career.

I've been working hard a lot since the beginning of my career, and to play 10 years consecutively in big clubs is not easy, and I try to give my best every season.

I think I tried to improve as a person, as a brother, as a son, as a friend every day.

To put your team in the top level of the Champions League is special.

Sometimes when the strikers don't score, the pressure starts on them. They love to score goals.

I can wake up crazy or normal; it depends.

I had the opportunity to play in many fantastic squads. I won with great teams but also lost with great teams.

When I was young, I was a kid that never stopped. I wanted to do everything; a lot of energy. I didn't have this big hair. But I was a happy person.

I am delighted to be joining a big English club. I know very well the quality that Chelsea has.

Footballers have a great opportunity to be a good example because the kids want to listen to you and be like you in many ways.

I'm a lucky guy because I always play for a big club, and big clubs always try to win titles, and I love that.

I've had more than one girlfriend in my life.

If you're not happy doing something, you have to change.

Some people in the press don't respect people in life. I can put my head on my pillow and sleep great because I respect everyone.

As long as I am on the field, I am happy.

Communication is always important, but it's a separate type of language in football.

I am most comfortable in the centre but can play on the side, also.

Eventually, the truth comes out in sport and in life. When you win, you're praised, and when you lose, you're criticized. That's normal.

The best league in the world is the Premier League, so I am so happy to be here playing with and against big players.

When you live through new experiences and new situations in your life, that's when you grow.

I always love football, but of course it's good when you win and the team is doing well.

Winning the Premier League is never easy. Whether you're at home or away, the games are always tough.

The collective comes before the individual.

I love London. I love the variety, the entertainment, the restaurants and concerts. It's different from what we have in South America.

I've been to Madame Tussaud's. Three times.

Every coach has his own philosophy.

I want to play football, and I want to help the team. It doesn't matter if I play midfield, if I play in defence, if I play as a striker.

Mano Menezes is a fantastic coach, but Scolari is a fantastic coach, too, as well as being more experienced.

I've always said my shoulders are broad, and I can take on that extra responsibility. I love it. I want it. I prefer to take it on myself to help the other guys, who can then go out and play with their heads clear and calm.

You have moments where you're down, but I can be sad for one or two hours, no more. The rest of the time, I have to be happy because the team needs me to be positive. My brain needs it. I need it.

If I was playing for a club in mid-table, I could make three or four mistakes, and no one would notice because the analysis is not at the top level. But when you play for a big club, every little mistake is highlighted. So every day, you work, work, work.